Cross-tie and means for holding track-rails thereon.



PATENTED FEB. 20, 1906.

E. A. GILLGHRIST. GROSS TIE AND MEANS FOR HOLDING TRACK RAILS THEREON.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.17,1905.

l I l I INVENTOR w ATTORNEYS description; I

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD ARTHUR GILLOHRIST, or McKEESIOR'l, PENNSYLVANIA. cross-Tn: AND MEANS FOR HOLDING TRACK-RAILS THEREON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented.- Feb. 20, 1906.

Application filed August 17', 1905. Serial No. 274,521.j

ToaZZ whom it may concern: I Be it known that I, EDWARD ARTHUR GILL- cnnrsr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of McKeesport, in the county of Al- I legheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Cross-Tie and Means for Holding Track-Rails Thereon, .of which the following is a full, clear, and exact This invention relates to a classof railroad cross-ties formed of concrete or a similar composition. ofmatter, and has for its obj ect to rovide novel details of construction for a rai road cross-tie of the character specified,

and for means embodiedtherewith, that en- 'able the convenient, stable, and secure clampmg connection of track-rails that are mounted upon the tie and permitthe speedy release of' the track-rails and their removal from the tie when this is desired.

The invention consists in the novel con struction and combination of parts, as is hereinafter described, and defined in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming-a part'of this specification, in which similar characters of refer ence indicate corresponding parts inboth figures,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of thetie in part,- a rack-rail, and the improved means for supporting and clamping the trackrail transversel on the tie, the section being taken substantially on the linevl 1 in Fig'. 2; and Fig. 2-is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 1.

In the drawings that illustrate the improved cross-tie and the rail supporting and clamping means thereon, 5 indicates the tiebody of conventional form, comprising an elongated rectangular block formed of crushed stone and a suitable cement or of any other I plastic composition of a similar nature that when exposed to the air for a time becomes rigid, waterproof, and exceedingly durable.

For the support of the track-rails on the I tie-body 5 two similar bracket-stands are provided, each comprising an elongated rectangular anchor-plate 6 of suitable area, upon which is erected a transverse web-plate 6, the upper end of-the weblate merging into a base-plate 6 The anc 1or-plate and web plate of each bracket stand are embedded in the plastic material composing the tie-body 5 at a suitable distance from the nearest end thereof, the anchor-plate extending longitudinally in the tie parallel with its upper and lower sides, while the web-plate is disposed transversely and erect therein. The base-plate 6" is seated upon the upper side of the tie-body 5 when the bracket-stand is molded in said body, as explained, and consists, essentially, of a flat-bottomed plate that is marginally rectangular and extends a distance each side of the web-plate 6*. At one end of the base-plate G'fla hook-flange 6" is formed, which extends across said end and overhangs the upper surface of the same, as

is shown at the left in Fig. 1, the lower surv face of the hook-flange'bei'ng sloped toward its freetransverse edge, thusadapting said flange to have proper contact with a base- "flange A on the track-rail A, as is shown in Inte 'rally on the o )positc end a depending i ange or anchor-block 6 is formed, which is embedded in the 'body of the tie, as shown in Fig. 1, whenv the bracket-stand is placed in position thereon. a are formed in the flange-block 6 extending thereinto from the up er surface of the same, which is preferably evel with the top surface of the base-plate 6 one of said perforations a pearing in Fig. 1. The upper surface of tiie base-plate 6 receives the base portion of a track rail A, before mentioned, and, that may be a T-rail of suitable dimensilons for a seated engagement Withthe baseate.- Between the base-flanges A on the trackrail A and the base-plate 6 a layer of felt cloth 7 or similar slightly-elastic material is preferably introduced, which serves as a said figure. of the base-plate Two' screw-threaded perforations shock-absorber andlessens the jar incidental offset head 5 thereon, that is sloped on the lower side foreffective engagement;- wlth the upper slde of an adjacent rail base-flange A,

Each.

near the free edge of said flange. keeper-bolt 8 is longitudinally-grooved from the headed end toward the threaded end. Said groovec, that is positioned opposite the overhanging head 1), receives a wedge-shaped key 9 when the keeper-bolt is in position for service. It Will be seen that if a plurality of the improved cross-ties are placed for support of track-rails A on the bed of a road and the upper surfaces of the base-plates 6 are r d about le vel with each other the base-fian es A on the track-rails A may behooked un er the flanges 6?.after the track-rails 'aresea-ted c, Which will prevent the keeper-bolts from turningand adapt these bolts to holdthe track-rails in position on the cross-ties.- I It'will be seen that the spe'cialconstruc tion of the bracket-stands employed and theembedment of the anchor-plate. and web' of baseplate that receives and supports 'a trackrail afiords a base for the track-rail within the tie conducing to durability of said tie. Itris claimed for the improved cross-tie that it Will support the heaviest load strain ordinaril imposed on the track of a railroad without acture or crushing, that it is not injured by contact with the ground, is notaf fected by frost, is otherwise very durable, and that the improvement can be manufactured at a moderate cost.

Having described my inventic n, I claim as new and desire to secure'b Letters Patent' 1. The combination Wit atie-bodyforme'd of'concreteor the like, of two bracket-stands each comprising an anchor-plate of considerablev area, a transverse Web-plate erected on the anchor-plate, a baseplate on the u per end of the web-plate, an overhanging a ut ment-flang'e at one end of the base-plate, an anchor-block dependin from the other end of the base-plate, an offset. headed bolts screwing into threaded perforations in the anchor-bloclc v i i 2'. The comb nation with a tie-bodyformed The keeper-bolts 8 keeper-bolts of concrete or the like; of tvv'oimetalbracketerected on the anchor-plate near its centerfa. base-plateon the upperiend ofthejwebeplatey an overhanging abutment flangeatone en "of the base-plate and spaced therefrom, an

anchor-block formed transversely on the op' posite endof the base-plate and depending therefrom, said 'blockhavingthreaded lperforations therein, offset headed screw bo t lgaging the threaded perforations s err-g said-bolts aving a longitudinal groovejn each 11e,; and:

a key-en a lng-eachgrooveandq'adapted rto lholdthe, o tfrom' turnin each stand in the body of the'tie below-the. V

3. v The combination Wllii ati'e body formed of concrete or the like, and"with a track rail,

of a 'metal'bra'cket-stand for supportof the track -'rail,- comprising an, 'joblong anchor-- plate, a Web '-plateerectedlon the anchor late on the upperend of the upon'the base-fiangejof' the track-rail along one side edge thereof,an=anchcr blcck dependin from the other end ofithe' base-plate; re'eperolts having offset heads-and screw-- block) and eye engagingygroove s in the in testiinc ny whereof @I "have 'signed my. I name to this specification tl lepr'esience of two subscribing Witnesses. I w

I vEmmet-ART UReittciiiiis'r. I Witnesses:

' EDGAR L. Mug, B.M. SHARP.

fcrholding said bclt s from turn said base-plate-s'eating on the tie-,-

r a ".7 ing into tapppd perforations in the anchcr- 

